Below are the networking events for the week of March 4-8 in the Kansas City area. As always, if you know about other career fairs, meetings or events that would benefit job seekers, please send a note to markvanbaale@gmail.com. Thank you.
There is also a Marketing/Social Media Job Leads page where new jobs are posted every day or every other day.
You can also follow @kcjobseekers or @markvanbaale on Twitter to get the latest updates.
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Monday, March 4
Christian Business Connections Network Meeting
Location:
Country Club Cafe
21911 West 66th St.
Shawnee, KS
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Time: 9:00 am – 10:30 am
Join us! It is an all-inclusive and non-denominational group and our focus is networking/friendship/outreach.
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Advanced Career Transition Workshop Webinar Series
Time: 9:00 am – 11:00 am CST
This 12-step workshop webinar series provides leading edge strategies, tools and support for those in career transition. A new topic is covered every week to help you focus your re-employment efforts. You can enter the series at any time to see and hear the complete program. The material is continually refreshed with the changing times, and provides new strategies and tools to help differentiate you.
Cost: $89 (includes the entire 12 workshops and a personal 10 page assessment)
Please register now as space is limited.
Learn about the Advanced Career Transition Webinar Series
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TEDxCrossroads Weekly Meeting
Location:
AIA Kansas City
1801 McGee St.
Kansas City, MO
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Time: 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Free to attend.
TEDxCrossroads is a weekly, hour long TEDx salon hosted Mondays at AIA Kansas City – 1801 McGee. Our focus is conversation, the community exchange that happens after watching a TEDtalk. Our format is simple: watch one 20 min recorded talk, have a 40 minute conversation.
More Information about TEDxCrossroads on Facebook
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Monday Geek Night
Location:
Haus
3044 Gillham Road
Kansas City, MO
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Time: 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
What is Monday Geek Night? It is a weekly Monday night gathering of geeks who enjoy topics including, but not limited to, application and web development (code of all kinds), entrepreneurship, gaming, marketing, design, movies, the current state of all things tech, and usually beer and other cocktails. This Meetup is very much unstructured – feel free to come and geek out on just about ANYTHING. Laptops more than welcome.
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#JobHuntChat on Twitter
Time: 9:00 pm – 10:00 pm CST
Job Hunt Chat is a community where job seekers, recruiters, human resource professionals, career coaches, and hiring managers can connect. Discussion/questions shared on Twitter.com using the hashtag #JobHuntChat.
Here is how you can participate in this chat:
1. Search for hashtag #JobHuntChat on Twitter when the chat starts at 9 pm CST.
2. Introduce yourself when the chat begins.
3. Read, ask questions, comment, re-tweet. Participate.
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Tuesday, March 5
KC Chamber Small Business Networking Event
Location:
The Board Room at Union Station (next to Pierpont’s)
30 West Pershing Rd.
Kansas City, MO
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Time: 7:15 am – 10:00 am
Cost: Advance Members, Advance Non-members, and Guests: $18.00
Increase your business opportunities at this monthly small business networking event with more than 150 other KC professionals – from small to large businesses, government reps, and business resource providers. This month’s program topic is “How to utilize Chamber memberships.”
Breakfast and networking begins at 7:15 a.m., two-minute company presenters begin at 8 a.m., panel discussion begins at 8:45 a.m.
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We’re Talkin’ Tuesday” Networking Group Meeting
Location:
Mainstreet Credit Union
6025 Lamar Ave.
Mission, KS
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Time: 8:00 am – 9:30 am
Free to attend.
This week’s presenter: Isaac Elyacharshuster, Coffee News
“We’re Talkin” Tuesday” is a fun, interactive networking experience and a great place to connect with other business owners and professionals.
This event is free and open to NEJC Chamber members, guests and those interested in the northeast or NEJC Chamber of Commerce.
Bring lots of business cards and meet business owners from the Johnson County and Kansas City metro area.
Contact Lauren Vaughan at lvaughan@nejcchamber.com or 913-262-2141 for more information.
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Kansas City Networking & Referrals Group Meeting
Location:
Gambino’s Pizza
8725 Bourgade Street
Lenexa, KS
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Time: 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Cost: $10.00 for guests
Learn more about Kansas City Networking & Referrals Group
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Re-Think Your Job Search for 2013 with Donna Fedor Webinar
Time: 11:00 am – 1:00pm CST
This webinar teaches you to take your power back on your job search and everywhere in your life.
Learn how you can use simple systems that allow you to be effective on your job search using a proven process that can turn any frustration and obstacle into an opportunity – on the spot!
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Network After Work Kansas City
Location:
Z-Strike
1370 Grand Blvd.
Kansas City, MO
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Time: 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Cost: $10 with pre-pay / $15 with RSVP at the door / $20 without RSVP
Admission Includes:
- Color-Coded Name Tags by Industry
- Complimentary Sponsored First Cocktail from 6-7pm
- Complimentary light appetizers from 6-7pm
Network After Work is comprised of 250,000 like minded professionals from around the country. Events are for professionals of all industries and career levels interested in expanding their professional network and creating new business opportunities. Events take place bi-monthly which allow guests a chance to foster new professional connections in a relaxed atmosphere conducive to business and social networking. Upon entering, guests will receive a name tag color-coded by industry which allows for easy navigation. Network After Work events allow guests a chance to get their name and brand in front of some of Kansas City’s top business professionals while visiting the city’s best After Work destinations.
Events take place every other month which allow guests a chance to foster new professional connections in a relaxed atmosphere conducive to business and social networking. Upon entering, guests will receive a name tag color coded by industry which allows for easy navigation.
Network After Work events allow guests a chance to get their name and brand in front of some of Kansas City’s top business professionals while visiting the city’s best After Work destinations.
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Missouri Feet-Up Network Meeting
Location:
Minsky’s Pizza
427 Main Street
Kansas City, MO
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Time: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Feet-Up Network is a group of business professionals who like to get together, kick their feet-up and have a drink together.
We usually have around 10-20 people at these meetings. Members say that it helps them build relationships. Come on out and have a drink, meet some new friends and forge some great partnerships.
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Career Studios: Build Your Online Reputation: How to Create the Right Digital Dirt Webinar
Time: 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm CST
Free to attend.
Access: **Note this event is a GoToWebinar event. You can use either phone or computer to attend. After registering, you will receive a confirmation with instructions. Also, enrolled participants will receive a FREE downloadable recording of this session following the seminar.
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Wednesday, March 6
Overland Park Chamber of Commerce Wednesday Wake Up – Networking Event
Location:
Microsoft Store – Oak Park Mall
11149 West 95th St.
Overland Park, KS
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Time: 8:00 am – 9:00 am
Cost: $10.00 for non-members
Start your work day off right by networking with your business colleagues at Wednesday Wake-up. You’ll enjoy casual mingling, breakfast foods, brief updates and the opportunity to win fabulous door prizes.
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Power Chics & Power Guys Power Coffee Meeting
Location:
Arvest Bank
9300 Blue Ridge Blvd.
Kansas City, MO
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Time: 8:00 am – 9:00 am
Free to attend.
The Power Chics & Power Guys Power Coffee is a new venue for the person who prefers to meet in the morning. We will meet at 8 AM and get to know each other with introductions and a discussion topic.
Power Chics is a personal growth organization, developed by women and for women. Power Chics is dedicated to helping “chics” from all professional arenas grow and develop, both personally and professionally. Come see what we are about.
Please do register for this event so we have an idea of how many to expect.
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1 Million Cups Program for Entrepreneurs
Location:
Kauffman Labs
4801 Rockhill Road
Kansas City, MO
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Time: 9:00 am – 10:00 am
Kauffman Labs for Enterprise Creation created 1 Million Cups (1MC) as a simple way to engage entrepreneurs in the Kansas City community. Each week, the 1MC program offers two local upstarts an opportunity to present their companies to a diverse audience of mentors, advisors, and entrepreneurs.
The program takes place every Wednesday morning from 9:00-10:00am in Kauffman Labs. So if you’re interested in being involved with the 1 Million Cups program sign up, show up, help someone startup by offering your thoughts, questions, and advice.
This week, @ENVYControllers and @LocalRuckus will present.
Watch Program Live starting at 8:50 am CST.
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Kansas City Career Fair
Location:
Overland Park Convention Center
6000 College Blvd.
Overland Park, KS
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Time: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Free to attend for job seekers.
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How to Get More Job Interviews Weekly Webinar – Hosted by Martin Yate
Time: 11:00 am – 12:30 pm CST
Need more job interviews? Of course, but the old tactics don’t work anymore. You need job search tactics that will get you more interviews.
Learning how to get job interviews is crucial to your financial survival and to your long-term career success. Face facts: no interviews, no job offers.
You get: 60 minutes of personal resume coaching plus 30 mins of Q & A with Martin Yate CPC, world-renowned resume expert, NY Times bestseller of the world famous Knock Em Dead books, author of 14 career books in 62 foreign language editions.
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MCC-Longview New View Job Fair
Location:
Longview Recreation Center
500 SW Longview Road
Lee’s Summit, MO
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Time: 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Free to attend for job seekers.
Dress for success, bring your resume and visit with recruiters from numerous companies around the area. Full-time, Part-time, Internships and Volunteer opportunities are available!
Online Registration Has Closed
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Enlisting Recruiters in Your Job Search Webinar
Time: 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm CST
Do you want recruiters / headhunters to help you in land a position, but haven’t a clue about how to involve them in your job search?
In this free 60 minute webinar, you will …
- Learn how to enlist recruiters/headhunters in your job search
- Find out specifically what recruiters seek in top candidates
- Discover what to expect when you meet with recruiters
- How to get a recruiter to REALLY help you and much, much more.
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Crossroads Career Network Meeting on LinkedIn for Job Seekers
Location:
Woods Chapel United Methodist
4725 Northeast Lakewood Way
Lee’s Summit, MO
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Time: 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
No cost to attend.
Learn how to stay in tune with changes in how LinkedIn operates as well as strategies that are (and are not) proving to be successful as you leverage this amazing tool in your job search.
We’ll cover topics ranging from how to build a great profile to leveraging groups, Q&A, companies and other LinkedIn features.
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Thursday, March 7
Social Media Club of Kansas City Monthly Meeting
Location:
Bartle Hall
301 W. 14th St.
Kansas City, MO
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Enter from in front of the Conference Center – 201 W 14th St and then go to the 3rd floor or enter at the main entrance to Bartle Hall – 301 W 13th St – walk down the long hall and enter the conference center on the left, then go to the 3rd floor. There will be 4-5 signs directing you to the event space.
Time: 7:30 am – 9:30 am
Cost: $10.00 (includes breakfast and proceeds go to a local charity)
We are having a special Thursday edition of our monthly breakfast. Sponsored by Aristocrat Motors and Porsche, we will be having the usual monthly breakfast at Bartle Hall before the Kansas City Auto Show.
Lizzy Nephew, Social Media Manager for Porsche North America, will be in to speak about how an iconic sports car brand markets on various social channels.
After the presentation — plus a catered breakfast with enough coffee to get you fully revved — guests will be allowed a free VIP tour of the auto show prior to it opening for the public.
Admission will be $10, with proceeds going to local charity Sleepyhead Beds.
Online Registration has Closed
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KC Roundtable Breakfast Meeting
Location:
First Watch
1022 Westport Rd.
Kansas City, MO
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Time: 7:30 am – 9:00 am
This breakfast we have Dan Loiacono who was the President of a well-known M&A firm in Kansas City. Dan started a new firm helping business owners prepare for an eventual transition of ownership. Dan works with business owners to provide clarity around goals, objectively assess the business within the context of current market conditions, and develop strategies to increase performance and value.
Our mission is to:
- Focus on relationship building; not lead generating.
- Facilitate collaboration, openness, transparency, learning and teaching.
- Establish an entrepreneurial network.
- Fill the void of not having the water cooler.
We meet on the 1st & 3rd Thursday of every month at our favorite location at First Watch in Westport. In addition to our morning meetings, KC Roundtable provides other opportunities to network with young entrepreneurs such as events like Just For Starters & After Hour events. Prospective members are self-motivated, curious, and open to learning and teaching.
More Information about KC Roundtable
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Olathe Chamber Coffee meeting
Location this week:
Enterprise Bank & Trust/Santa Fe
444 East Santa Fe St.
Olathe, KS
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Time: 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Open to job seekers to attend free of charge
Opportunity to mingle with Olathe area business owners and network to your next job. Expect to meet 150-250 people. There is a special sign-up area so job hunters and employers can meet.
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KC Business Journal Career Transition Seminar
Location:
Central Resource Library
Carmack Community Room
9875 W. 87th St.
Overland Park, KS
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Free to attend.
Time: 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Kent Barthol of the Kansas City Business Journal will show you how to use the Journal to find your next career opportunity! The workshop will focus on the following: looking beyond the headline of a story to identify opportunities; discovering networking events using the paper’s calendar section; utilizing advertisements in the paper as a source of information; and more. This program is presented on behalf of New Landings and the Johnson County Library.
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Get Hired Fast with LinkedIN Insider Secrets Webinar
Time: 10:00 am – Noon CST
In this FREE 90 minute Webinar Training You’ll Discover:
- Why you MUST be on LinkedIn to get hired fast in 2012
- The 3 Proven Strategies to use on LinkedIn to Get Hired…Fast
- How to avoid positioning yourself as a Desperate Job Seeker who no one wants to hire
- The Single Most Important thing you can do to overcome gaps in your employment
- Stop collecting worthless connections and get your phone ringing on LinkedIn
- How to get & use LinkedIn’s newest secret weapon – LinkedIn SIGNAL
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How to Turn Interviews into Offers with Martin Yate Webinar
Time: 11:00 am – 12:30 pm CST
You need interviews to get job offers. And then you need to out perform all of your competition at the interviews to win the job offer.
This ability to turn job interviews into job offers is the most important professional skill you can develop. However, you have less experience going to job interviews and successfully turning them into job offers, than anything else you do in life.
You get: 60 minutes of personal resume coaching plus 30 mins of Q & A with Martin Yate CPC, world-renowned resume expert, NY Times bestseller of the world famous Knock Em Dead books, author of 14 career books in 62 foreign language editions.
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The Resume Reboot Workshop
Location:
Central Resource Library
Carmack Community Room
9875 W. 87th St.
Overland Park, KS
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Free to attend.
Time: 1:00pm – 3:00pm
In the current job market, with unemployment hovering at around 9%, and the “broad unemployment rate” nearly 18%, it is absolutely essential that your resume make you irresistible to hiring managers. It needs to highlight the skills you can bring to any position, and minimize any liabilities that would keep you from getting an interview. You need a resume that really tells an employer what you bring to a position that separates you from the crowd. You need to communicate YOUR STORY.
If you are getting no response from your current resume, you owe it to your career and yourself to attend this free workshop.
In this two-hour workshop, Tammy Kabell will teach you step-by-step how to put together the components of a successful resume. She will help you identify your skills that can be transferred to multiple industries, as well as resume strategies to overcome obstacles in your search, such as long unemployement or advanced experience / age. Most importantly, Tammy will show you how to craft a resume that truly defines your strengths and achievements, and shows your next employer what you are capable of.
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Young Nonprofit Professionals Network KC Networking Outside the Box Meeting
Location:
Google Fiber Space
1814 Westport Road
Kansas City, MO
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Time: 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Join YNPNkc for a special presentation and guided tours at GOOGLE FIBER.
FREE EVENT
4:30 p.m. || Presentation with refreshments
5-6 p.m. || Guided tours
Reservations are required!
RSVP by sending an e-mail to kansascity.ynpn@gmail.com with subject line: Google Fiber.
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Freelance Exchange of Kansas City 10 Year Anniversary Party
Location:
Howl at the Moon
1334 Grand Blvd.
Kansas City, MO
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Time: 5:00 pm – ?
Cost:
Members: FREE
Nonmembers: $10
Appetizers and one drink ticket provided. Cash bar. Dueling pianos begin at 7 pm.
Join FX, as we celebrate our 10-year anniversary! We want to celebrate YOU—our members (past and present), volunteers, sponsors and community supporters throughout the past 10 years. We could not be where we are today without you, and we want you to help us celebrate.
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Ad 2 Happy Hour Event
Location:
8183 Studio
1735 Oak St.
Kansas City, MO
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Time: 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Free to attend.
Join your Ad 2 friends for Happy Hour at 8183 Studio including FREE beer, wine and signature studio cocktails!
This is a FREE event so bring your co-workers and bring your friends. You don’t have to be a member to attend this event, so it’s the perfect chance to network, make some new friends or introduce new people to AAF-KC.
The guys at 8183 Studio just spent the last year flipping their studio by hand, so come check out their awesome new space.
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Southtown After Hours Networking Event
Location:
Alphapointe
7501 Prospect Ave.
Kansas City, MO
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Time: 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Cost: $10.00
The largest metro Networking event. Come learn about businesses from all over the Metro. Taste the many different cuisines of various restaurants in the area. Win door prizes and meet potential clients.
To RSVP and/or participate call 816-523-5553 or email dorna@southtown
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Lawrence Young Professionals February Meeting
Location:
Theatre Lawrence
1501 New Hampshire St.
Lawrence, KS
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Time: 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Free to attend.
Join LYPN for our March meeting with Theatre Lawrence. We will be joined by representatives as we tour their facilities, hear about their community involvement and plans for their new venue.
Check out Lawrence Young Professionals Network on Facebook
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Entrepreneurs SXSW Show-Me Sendoff
Location:
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation – Dining Room
4801 Rockhill Road
Kansas City, MO
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Time: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Before a caravan of 40+ entrepreneurs boards the Startup MO bus to travel to SXSW Interactive in Austin, Texas, let’s give them a proper Kansas City sendoff!
Please join us for a brief education session and evening reception during which you’ll hear from the St. Louis, Columbia, and Kansas City area entrepreneurs boarding the bus – and enjoy conversation and a few cocktails, courtesy of the Kauffman Foundation. Space is limited at the reception, so RSVP promptly.
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#OMCChat on Twitter
Time: 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm CST
Open Mic Career Chat is an unfiltered & upfront discussion about job search, interviewing, resume construction & bad interviewers. Great chat where job seekers, recruiters, human resource professionals, career coaches, and hiring managers can connect. Discussion/questions shared on Twitter.com using the hashtag #OMCChat.
Here is how you can participate in this chat:
1. Search for hashtag #OMCChat on Twitter when the chat starts at 6pm CST.
2. Introduce yourself when the chat begins.
3. Read, ask questions, comment, re-tweet. Participate.
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Friday, March 8
Social Media Club of Kansas City North February Meeting
Location:
Platte County Resource Center
11724 NW Plaza Circle
Kansas City, MO
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Time: 7:30 am – 9:00 am
Free to attend.
Registration and networking begins at 7:30 am and the program begins at 8 am sharp! Coffee will be provided. You do not have to live in the Northland to attend these meetings.
For more information contact us at: northland@smckc.com
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Living Legends KCK Meeting
Location:
The Great Wolf Lodge
10401 Cabela Drive
Kansas City, KS
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Time: 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Cost: $19.00 (includes lunch)
Join this dynamic group of small business owners as you are introduced to new ways to promote your business. This month will feature a social media spotlight speaker.
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Career Search Strategies 2.0 Webinar
Time: Noon – 2:00 pm CST
Join the Top Recommended Career Coach on LinkedIn, Dieter Hertling, for the most cutting-edge job search tools and strategies for today’s professional. A service of Emprove’s Career Search Strategies 2.0.
This high-energy web event will provide you with the most innovative and powerful techniques in:
- Personal/Professional Branding
- Career Search Marketing and Networking
- Resume Design and Effectiveness
- Resume Keyword Optimization for the ATS
- SEO, Keyword and Website Marketing
- Professional Career Website Development
- Social Media Marketing (including LinkedIn Optimization)
- Interview Package Design and Presentation
- Interview Facilitation
Please note that this is a LIVE event and will not recorded for future playback.
This is not an “info-mercial” and will provide you with DETAILED, step-by-step instruction and live Q&A to maximize your career search branding and marketing in today’s challenging job market.
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Young Friends of Art Second Friday Happy Hour
Location:
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Bloch Lobby
4525 Oak St.
Kansas City, MO
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Parking in Museum garage is free for Museum members and $5 for non-members.
Time: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Cost: Free to attend.
Attend this fashionable happy hour and get an up close look at local designers fresh off Kansas City Design Week. Mingle with other young professionals, sip some refreshing cocktails and view the newest designs to hit the KC runway.
More Information and to Register
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